Endowed by John Carpenter Town Clerk in 1442. The Corporation of London by an Act of Parliament in 1834 established the School at Honey Lane market in Milk Street. In 1883 the School moved to the Victoria Embankment near Blackfriars Bridge. And in 1986 to a new building in Queen Victoria Street where it remains.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
City of London School
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City of London School - EC2
Site of the City of London School, 1835 - 1882 The Corporation of the City of...
City of London School - EC4, Embankment
Wikipedia gives the architects as "Davis and Emanuel Pevsner". We believe the...
City of London School - EC4 - Q.Victoria St
The City of London School was endowed by John Carpenter, Town Clerk in 1442. ...
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Blewcoat School
The school was founded 1688. This building was constructed in 1709 and was used by the school until 1926. Purchased by the National Trust in 1954 who use it as a gift shop and information centre.
1 memorial
1 memorial
1 memorial
Hospital of St Anthony
Henry III granted this site to the brotherhood of St. Anthony of Vienna to set up a hospital, which over time consisted of almshouses for the poor, a church and a school. After the dissolution of t...
1 memorial
Sophia Jex-Blake
Physician and teacher. Born Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake in Hastings. She studied at the University of Edinburgh and led the campaign to give women access to university education. She was the first prac...
1 memorial
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World War 2
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps. And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...
378 memorials
St George's Circus - clock tower
SE1, St George's Circus
Our image comes from Historic England where we found the designer, Groll, but don't trust the dates given there.
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
United Friendly Insurance Company
The Picture source has: "United Friendly Life Insurance was founded back in 1908, with their Head Offices based in London 42, Southwark Bridge Road, SE1."
1 memorial
Queen Victoria
Reigned: 1837-1901, 64 years. Born Kensington Palace. Daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg. Niece of her predecessor, King William IV. Her first name was Alexandrin...
76 memorials
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
In 1923 Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (descended from the Royal House of Scotland) married Prince Albert, Duke of York, the man who would become George VI when his elder brother Edward VIII abdicated. ...
35 memorials
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